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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: roselin joy <joramgaguh.bj@gmail.com>
Reply-To: missrocelinjoy@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 17:14:30 +0100
Subject: From Miss roselin

Good Day Dearest;

I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart.With
due respect trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little
patience and read through my letter i feel quite safe dealing with you
in this important business having gone through your remarkable
profile, honestly i am writing this email to you with pains, tears and
sorrow from my heart, i will really like to have a good relationship
with you and i have a special reason why i decided to contact you,due
to the urgency of my situation,My name is Miss Rocelin, 24yrs old
female and I held from Kenya in West Africa.
My father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant
Minister of Home Affairs Lorna Laboso had been on board the Cessna
210, which was headed to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called
Kajong'a, in western Kenya. The plane crashed on the Tuesday
10th,June,2008. You can read more about the crash through the below

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html

After the burial of my father, my stepmother and uncle conspired and
sold my father's property to an italian Expertrate which the shared
the money among themselves and live nothing for me.
One faithful morning, I opened my father's briefcase and found out the
documents which he have deposited huge amount of money in European in
Belgium with my name as the next of kin. I travelled to Belgium to
withdraw the money for a better life so that I can take care of myself
and start a new life, on my arrival, the Bank Director whom I meet in
person told me that my father's instuction to the bank is that the
money would only be release to me when I am married or present a
trustee who will help me and invest the money overseas.

I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me and
stand as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for
transfer of the money to his bank account overseas. I have chosen to
contact you after my prayers and I beleive that you will not betray my
trust.
Moreso, I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to
relocate to your country because my stepmother have threaten to
assinate me.

The amount is( $5.5USD )Five Million five hundred thousand United
State Dollars, and I have confirmed from the bank in Belgium on my
arrival, You will also help me to place the money in a more profitable
business venture in your Country.
However, you will help by recommending a nice University in your
country I will appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability
and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely.

Awaiting your urgent and positive response,I thank God Today that i am
out from my country (KENYA) for security reasons

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Rocelin

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